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Dee. 9,1924- F. W. BERNAL] DATE PRINTER- Filed Oct. 24", 1921 2'Sheeiswheet l ermee ELIREDLREBW. 'BERNAL 01? NEWARK, NEW JERSEY.

DATE PREHTEIR.

Anpiieeton cil Getober 24, 1921. Scia No. 510,028.

To all whom item3! cof/wem:

Be itknown that l., Fenosnion WV. Bien- Nno, s citizen o United States, residing et Newerli, in the county o Essex end State t5 of Screen, lieve invented certain new, end use'ul improvements in Bete Printers, oi which the oilowing is e speciicetion. This invention relates to en. eutometic date printer for adding, subtracting, or listing mecliines having printing-mechanism.

Weile the present invention meycbe used in connection with any adding', subtracting, or istinag meciiine having printing Ineens, end n treyeiing carriage, it is particularly adepted, for use with tile Ellis machine, which is dieeiosed in certsin. patents rented to Hal colin Eiiis, more perticuier y Patents Nos 1&9? ,27o 'end 1,197,277, dated September 7, iiil; 1,263,863, dated November 7, i916, and i,iliiie, deted Merch 2G, i917. The sutometio nonprinting mechanism set i'oitli and cleiincd in my epn-iicetion Seriali Nol 502,858,

ied September 2li, .1921,reeybe used in con4 nection with tbeipresent invention and with tne usuei printing mechanism, to ennuie the automatic date printing mechanism tmb-e released to eeet printing, on bold beck, to prevent printing die date, according to 'Whether the item is one which ,requires'tlie printing o e 'dote opposite thereto, or otherwise Control of my novel v.''ete printer may be eiiected by the position' of the traveling oni'- riege of -the adding, subtracting, or iisting f machine on which it is used. By providing e suitable stop, adjustable es desired, the blocking or ietcliing 'Ineens for Y the date printer may be rendered operative or inoperative so that, according to carriage position, tbe-.,deteprinter will be rendered operable or inoperable to print the date in those columns of the ledger sheet Where date is rcquircd, end when the carriage is in another position, where no dote is desircdto be printed in tbe selected column of the the date printer will; be latclied.Y The date pintcr is particularly luseul in :my iedger sheet Worin'or instance, Where cliecis are to be printed and ladded and the' dates of their deductions from the account entered, or, deposit-s or credit items entered 'in benl; The dote printer of mounted elongside the printing group und ls subject to tlie printing' action oi* the nieeiiine the dete printer is released but this invention vis it is heid beck, despite the action oi any or eil of the printing sectors of the printing group, when desired. The mechanism is' arranged to be set lo bend so that the same date will. be printe over end over es long es the printing mechanism remains in `its set position. 7

The invention is not limited to the use of printing wheels but that form is siiown in. the drawings and hereinater described. @ne of the printing wheels is provided with type representing the months of tlie'yeer ns, for instance, Jan.,Feb., Men, etc, or, numeral, type may be used on the month deting Wheel es, for instance, l to represent January) 27" (to represent Fe ruary), etc. The daily printing Wheel. is provided with numerei type running from i to 31. Any suitable ineens, suoli es independent pews or checking devices of any kind, are employed to heid the respective printing wheeis Where set. During the month of January, for' in silence, the printingwiieei Wiii remain in e given set position. When that month has expired, the month printing,7 Wheel Wili'be turned onestop to present the Febf type, etc. Each dey, the operator will turn the day printing wheel to nresent to the printingline the particular day o'tlie month es al, M2155 4357, etc. i

it is to be understood that no keys ere provided on the keyboard of the eddin subtrecting, or listing machine equippe' with my invention for the purpose of eecting printing of the date or turning the date Wheels. Once the wheels of 'the date printing mechanism ere set, however, the mechanism is ready to ect when the machine -goes through its cycle of operations end effects printing?, unless the dote printer is letclied es liereinloefore set forth. he flete printer is automatically restored to norinei position in the seine manner that the printing group is ,restored as explained in the Ellis patents hcreinbefore enumerated.

'lhe .invention is susceptible oimodicetion and ,the vdisclosure thereof, is, conse quently, to be considered es illustrative,l insteed oi in iimitetion, of the scope of: the invention in theeccompanying drawings: Figure i is e side elevation showing the dote printerwoinbined Witli e disclosure of inucli of printing mechanism of the Ellis machine es will afford e cleer understanding llt) \ able stops,

thereof, certain parts being in dotted lines to prevent obscuring the present invention.

'Fig 2 is a frontelevation of the date...

may be used on the carriage for the controlV of the date printer. i Y l The present invention is shown in the drawings, and hereinafter described, in con-v nec/tionA with vthe printing group of the- Ellis machine. In that connection refer'- ence may. be had tothe Ellis patents `here inbefore enumerated. Y The platen which is carried by the travel ing carriage of the Ellis machine appears at S and the rack stop bar which. is located at the front of thecarriage appears'at C91. One ofthe stops (of which as many as desired may be employed), is shown at 1., being adapted to be positioned at any point of the-rack stop bar C91 as shown generally in Figs. "2sand 56 of the Ellis Patent No. 1,197 ,276. n the *Ellis machine the rack stop bar C91 may c arry a number of adjust- 'set at desired positions, controllingvarious functions of t l e machine by the position of-the traveling carriage... In connection with the present inventlon, as with the automatic non-printing mechanism ot'4 my coipendingua plication Serial No. 502,- S58, filed Septem er 24, 1921, one or more of the stops 1 may be used to control the operation of the printing arms P52 of the usual printinggroup and the operation of the date printer which is combined with said print- Y 1n group, by cooperation oli the beveled lce point v1b with the point 5? carried by the blocking bail 5, 6, which is pivoted at 4 to the upright arms 2. `The arms 2 -are securely fastened. by rivets or other fastenings 3 to the vertical side plates P50, P51, A bracket 2 will be used for connecting one of the arms 2 to the plate P51.

S0 much. of the printing group and its related parts is shown asV will afford an understanding of-the relationship of the lpresent invention thereto and its operation,

reference being had to the Ellis patents hereinbefore enumerated for a further disclosure' of constructlon and operation of the mecha,

nisms having to do with the printing group. The printing arms appear at P52. They are mo ber 24.-, 1921, by the provision of. the a for' engagement by the bail 5, .6.

The printing arms P52 are normally held in retracted position by a common printing trigger 57P which engages fingers on the rebound members P62 of IWhich there is one for each rinting arm as showmjfor Ainstance, in Patent No.` 1`--l9,445. The operafingers .bound rocker 58P -pivoted to the arms P52 at P10,

4the left hand vertical arm 2 iied, as set forth in my co ending application Serial No. 502,858, iiled eptem.

`tive connection between each printixnT arm P52 and its rebound number P62 is t ie re pivoted at P16 to the printing arm P52.

The piece P58, set forth in the'Ellis patents, is connectedby sprin P to the rebound rockers 581D and ot er springs SOP are used to effect printing when printingl trigger 57P'is unlatched from the rebound members P62 provided the bail 5, 6, is free .of the lingers a.

The" rebound bar appears at P18. The

0 rinting triggers are shown at P57.

T e printing sectors P54 which are bear the type which strike the platen S when printing is effected; these printing sectorsP54 are set from the reciproeatory racks or actuators of the machine, through suitable intermediate mechanism, by connecting rods P53, as will be clear from the Ellis patents hereinbefore enumerated.

The automatic (late printen- The mechanism for printing the date is located at the left hand side of the printing group P52 and arranged to print the date on `the same line With the number printed by thfprinting sectors P54 when 4said date printer is operated. The date printer is located between and the printing' group P52 and is carried by an arm 11252 which is mounted at P341) to swing on t B frame P252 is provided With a finger a corresponding. to the fingers a which is adapted to be engagedby the bail G to hold back the latch Iof the date printer so that it cannot operate if a suitably set stop .l ou the rack stop bar C91 engages the point 5, Without, however, holding back the printing arms P52 on accountof the cut out or narrowed part G being provided.

I Wish it understood, however, that the same center as arms P52. The arm or particular form of bail 5, 6, 6, which is -quently it is necessary for a stop on the car- 'riage to depress the bail to cause it to latch the printing arms P52 and date printer arm The arm P252 is provided with a eoiiipanion rebound member P62 and a reboundl rocker 58P and is operatedI ly springs P85 and SOP and is hickecl'fylri the printing trigger'57P and cooperated, with by the piece P58, the same as isthe case Coi Each daythe operator turns rcreecl by o stop l on the P75', an a riay raised ting Wheel 1 Fi?, each provided. with A osely'riountett on screws P28? corrieri 'by the erin or trarne P252 and they have the rntchet Wheels Y?? and TPR Pivoteri tothe trarne or arin P252 are parvis P60? enti' which, are provided with rollers 37? anol which, respectively, ennaire the-l ratchety wheels P75 and 75l. The pawls are against the ratchet Wheels by sirnilar coil springs Si? anti *P81 .Y The month Wheel P/ may ne orovided with type repres" :ting e' breyiations of the month such asian., li-Peb, Mar., etc.,or numerel type be userl thereon such as Mi, 2, 3, ctc., toi'fiesignate the groups ot month type arrangedfarounri the periphery-'ot the wheel, The ay Wheel "15P ie proiitletl with one ormore seofuences of. number ty e running from l to 3l, to repre sent. the eye ci the month.

The wheel. long; as; t ze 'given month continues then turneci to present type Lrepresenting the succeeding month to `the printing line. the Wheel 75P the print to bring the clay ot' the month to ing line, l

'it will be observe that the operation or the (late printer is automatic, each time the printing group P52, P54-, operates but in ledger sheet Work there are onlv certain.

columns. Where it is desired to printthe date An instance alieno, oft'l e' clebit or creclit item.

deposits and ie ledger Work tor'banlrs where ychecks `recpuire the printing of the date in 'A/advence of the iteins in thc resoective co1 .dote need not be printe.

ninne and so does the printing of the new balance but in the columns Where items areprinteti in picking up `the olcl balance ancl 'where the baience is brought forward', .the To take care of such requirements and any others which may become necessary, `the provision of one or more-stops l on the stop rack bar C91 brings about a non-print conditionfso far as the flete printer is concerned When'the carriage is in predetermined position corresponding to the columns of the ledger sheetel A t such times the stop l dcpresses the bail 5, 6, and locks the erm or irarnel 252 so that the flete will not be printed although desired ones or" the printing group P52, P54, Willf print, 'lhecontrol of the printing arms i552 is not necessarily related to the control of the tlate printing erin P252 as it is Well Within the spirit of my invention to provide tor locking or releasing the date printing erm T9252 by its own bail 5, 6,-

P75 remains otter beine set. as' and is movable toward and' away without I chine, said date printer, unlessl restrainefi,

being adapted to automatically, operate to print atlete associated with the number printed by ing operated by the same operatesiathe printing group so thatit ie normally adapted to print the and means tor preventing, ationo the date printer, to thereby eiimi nete date printine.

2. In an adriing, subtracting, machine, the combination with e numeral printing group adapted to print tne results of settings of the machine when the latter is operated, of a normally operative seitA contained inanually-settable date printer on which the date may be set un at indepenently of the operation of the machine, said Adate printer, `unlesev restraineol, being adapted to automatically operate to print at date associated with the number nrintecl by saicl printing lgroup when the inechine is operated, and means for preventing, et will, the operation of the (late Aprinter to thereby eliminate dateprinting.

3. ln an adding, subtracting, or listing machine, the combination with 'a traveling carriage, and a platen carried thereby, of

a printing group comprising type carriers printing a4 date associated with the number printed by the printing group, and means controlled by the carriage for rendering the date printer effective or ine'ective according to the position of the carriageu 4. In an adding, subtracting, or listing machine, the combination with a traveling carriage, and a platen carried thereby, of a printing group comprising type carriers from the platen, an automatically acting date printer movable toward and away from the platen for printing a date associated with the number printed by the printing group, and means Afor automatically locking and restraining the date printer to prevent 1t from operatu ing when the carriage is in predetermined position or positions.

subtracting, or listing 5. 1n an adding',

said printing group lwhen the machine is operated, seid flete printer be mechanism that' ate when 'f ate printer nior-l or listing,l

ist

machine, the combination with a traveling carriage, and a platen carried thereby, of

'a printing group comprising type carriers machine, the combination with a platen, o

a group of numeral to be moved. tow printing accordin 'to the setting of the machine, a se1f-eonta1ned date printer comprising a member adapted to be moved toward the platen, manually settable date printing types4 mounted onand movable with, said member and adapted to be brought to the printing line of the printingr types aforesaid to'print a date associated therewith, and means for` restraining. at will. the

movement of the date-printer-earrying Printing types adapted grd the platen to effect member to thereby Iprevent printing of the 3G date.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

' FREDERICK W. BER-NAU Certificate. of Correction.

It isihereby certified that Letters Patent No. 1,518,478, granted Decemberl 9, 1924, upon the applica-tionr of Frederick W. Bernau, of Newark, New Jersey, for an improvement in Date. Printers, were erroneously issued to the inventor, said Bernau, as owner of said invention, whereas said Letters Patent should have been issued to Ellis Adding Typewriter Uompcmy, of Newark, ew Jersey, a Gerrporatien of Nefw'Jef/'s-ey, as assignee ot the entire interest 1n said niventlon, as shown` by the records of assignments in this office; and that thesald Letters Patent--should be read with this correction therein that the same'may conform to the recordk of the oase in the Patent Office.

Signed and sealed this 6th day of January, A. D. 1925.

[SEAL] .1 KARL FENNING, Acting 'ommz'ssoner of Rakete.. 

